Pasadena residents will have a chance to ask questions and give their input during two community meetings scheduled by the Department of Planning and Community Development for next week, before a final ordinance is drafted amending the City’s accessory dwelling regulations, Planning Director David Reyes said the meetings will be conducted in an open-house format where members of the community coul... More »
The Pasadena City Council on Monday will deliberate on three actions related to the city’s new Police Oversight Commission. One of the expected actions is the approval of a resolution establishing policy for the appointment of members to the commission, another is setting some sort of pay for commission members, and a third of establishment of the rules and regulations regarding the meetings. The ... More »
Five young leaders have been appointed to join Los Angeles County’s first-ever Youth Commission, charged with transforming the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, it was announced Tuesday. The commission is set to formally launch in July with a total of 15 commissioners. Its goal is to give youth with experience in the child welfare and juvenile systems a chance to lend their voice to refo... More »
In what officials call a history-making debut, the Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission will meet for the first time Tuesday beginning with a ceremony led by Supervisor Hilda Solis. The ceremony and meeting will culminate an effort that began in June 2023, when Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn co-authored a motion to create the commission. Its mandate is to make recommendations on policies that im... More »
Local residents interested in serving on the city’s Civilian Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) have until 5 p.m. March 15 to apply. Eligible applicants will be considered for one of the 11 available positions. The City Council established the CPOC by ordinance in October. The purpose of the commission is to enhance, develop and strengthen community-police relations, and review and make recommenda... More »
In the latest installment of the Business Growth Workshop series at the University Club in Pasadena, executive consultant Larry Comp illuminated the history and effectiveness of pay-for-performance (P4P) compensation plans. Speaking to a group of local entrepreneurs, Larry Comp asked the powerful and engaging question, “If employers are your company’s largest and most important investment, are... More »
Children, families, volunteers, and local officials will celebrate the grand opening of a school community garden at Franklin Elementary School Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. The garden was developed thanks to a grant from the Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy to the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) and the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek, PUSD... More »
Lian Dolan (l) and Alana Stewart (r) On Thursday, October 6, 2016, Cancer Support Community (CSC) Pasadena presents The Sixth Annual Ladies Night Out 2016 “VIP Access”, an evening of entertainment, laughter, and commemoration. The celebratory benefit was created to honor “the courageous women in our lives who have been touched by cancer.” VIP Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. at The Rose, Pasadena’... More »
The Pasadena Design Commission will reconvene on Tuesday, April 22 and consider a concept design review for a major senior living development in Council District 5. The meeting’s main agenda item features the continued review of plans for a new residential care facility at 861 East Walnut Street. According to City documents, the proposed six-story, 83,105-square-foot development would include 50 a... More »
For more than half a century, Pasadena’s Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast has endured as a witness to the power of diverse faith communities uniting for common purpose. On May 1, the 52nd such iteration will take place at the Pasadena Convention Center, bringing hundreds of community members together under the timely theme “Resilient Pasadena: Rebuilding Our Community’s Future.” “As an i... More »
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